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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 135

9.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52%68.02% (+9.5%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.03B → $9.22B (+$186M)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 436435 (-1)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5149 (-2)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $497M | Put options by funds: $1.11B

Holders
435
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
12.56%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
45
Increased
195
Reduced
135
Closed
44
Calls
$497M
Puts
$1.11B
Net Calls
-$612M
Net Calls Change
-$336M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
26
Barclays
United Kingdom
$93.1M +$62M +661,399 +201%
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$93M +$34.7M +370,421 +60%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$90.8M -$24.5M -261,295 -21%
BIM
29
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$88.7M -$6.57M -70,079 -7%
Schroder Investment Management Group
30
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$85.7M +$19.2M +205,035 +29%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$82.4M +$4.84M +51,599 +6%
TD Asset Management
32
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$82.1M -$11M -117,095 -12%
USAA
33
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$81.2M -$3.41M -36,338 -4%
AssetMark Inc
34
AssetMark Inc
California
$77.8M +$16M +170,815 +26%
HMC
35
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$75M +$19.1M +204,000 +35%
BFA
36
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$74.3M +$3.49M +37,268 +5%
CCMG
37
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$69.6M +$1.51M +16,075 +2%
ACM
38
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$69M +$62.3M +664,699 +1,009%
HIM
39
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$68.4M -$3.52M -37,551 -5%
Daiwa Securities Group
40
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$65.1M -$22.9M -243,900 -26%
KeyBank National Association
41
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$63M +$5.55M +59,148 +10%
Fifth Third Bancorp
42
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$62.7M -$1.26M -13,394 -2%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$61.9M +$3.51M +37,388 +6%
SB
44
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$56.6M +$6.43M +68,558 +13%
EA
45
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$53.4M +$3.38M +36,090 +7%
KC
46
Kepos Capital
New York
$36.4M +$18.3M +194,900 +102%
BTS
47
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$35.2M +$540K +5,763 +18%
FSIM
48
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$34.2M -$1.55M -16,519 -4%
BCI
49
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$31.8M -$2.4M -25,595 -7%
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$30.8M +$30.6M +326,623 New

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

435 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.22B — up 2.1% from $9.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new HYG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 195 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $325M. The largest seller was Assured Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $256M sold.

  • 435 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2014, down from 436 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.22B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $325M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Assured Investment Management, an estimated $256M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.